Cost Analyst jobs in Oakland, CA

Description

About CCEB:

Catholic Charities East Bay is a nationally accredited non-profit social services agency.  Since 1935, we have provided innovative solutions to help people who struggle with poverty and other complex issues. We offer immigration legal services, housing assistance, Mental Health Services, Violence Prevention, and more.

Summary:        

Construction Cost Analyst will work closely with the Disaster Case Manager to review and analyze cost estimates for repairs and/or rebuilds of the primary residence of a disaster survivor. The Construction Cost Analyst would review cost estimated from other parties to ensure they are reasonable, accurate, and in compliance with applicable standards. Identifying missing information and coordinating with counterparts to resolve issues. May provide coordination of volunteer labor groups to ensure the appropriate sequence of repairs to clients.

Skills, Knowledge, and abilities:

• Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
• Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
• Compare and contrast estimates with contractor estimates in-hand from clients to ensure clients are receiving fair and equitable treatment from private contractors, as requested.
• Prepare estimates for use in selecting vendors or subcontractors.
• Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
• Analyze reports to determine nature and extent of loss, type of insurance coverage provided scope of damage and will determine if damage is due to hurricane, deferred maintenance, or both.
• Coordinate with case managers and homeowners to ensure contractors utilized will perform to preset criteria, meeting all applicable local, state, and federal building codes.
• Inspect and document damage, meet with insured or their representative, promptly and properly develop the file to provide accurate and timely investigation and loss analysis.
• Maintain and monitor project log to achieve timely development of file and timely files reports on projects as required.
• Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project.
• Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors, and qualified volunteer groups as applicable.
• Review material and labor requirements to decide whether it is more cost-effective to produce or purchase components. 
• Establish and maintain tendering process and conduct negotiations.
• Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects, or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
• Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures.
• Visit site and record information about access, drainage and topography, and availability of services such as water and electricity.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and managerial skills.
• Ability to work with and communicate with a wide range of people.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong business relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to write own estimates and complete dwelling valuations.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple complex tasks.
• Ability to work weekends and/or evenings as required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

  Why work @ Catholic Charities of East Bay?

  Our Mission is to support children, youth, families, and seniors from crisis to stability to well-being. We were the first to provide hospice care to those with HIV-AIDS in the 90’s and continue to make an impact focusing on social justice and advocacy. We help families avoid homelessness, provide support to those facing trauma, work with youth harmed by violence and help people navigate immigration issues. We are making a real impact (over 22k people received support from Catholic Charities in 2021!) in people’s everyday lives and everyone is welcome here.

  Catholic Charities values our employees, and it is important that everyone who joins us is true to our values. We respect each other by showing empathy, we create an environment of support and collaboration leading to trust, we strive for excellence by setting high standards across the company, we hold everyone accountable for set goals and work performed, and most importantly we welcome all and serve everyone as a faith-based agency.

  Benefit Status: Eligible

  Benefits:

  We walk the walk when it comes to work-life balance, including industry beating time off, work flexibility, and other benefits!

• 18 Paid Holidays
• 35 Hour Work Week
• Summer Friday’s (workday ends at 2pm!)
• 15 Days paid vacation for first year of employment (20 days after 2 years)
• Generous leave policy, including paid sick leave, personal leave and FMLA benefits
• Life insurance plans, including Group Life, Short term/long term and AD&D 
• Medical (Kaiser or BlueShield), dental (Delta), vision (VSP)
• Flex Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Programs that include Emotional Support, Legal Guidance, Financial Resources, Will Preparations, Parent Guidance and Work Life Solutions
• 403(b) Retirement Plans (Employer Matching available after 1 year of service for full-time employees or 1000 hours of service for part-time employees)
• Legal and ID Theft Protection
• Pre-tax commuter benefits

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years professional experience in Construction Cost estimation required
• Previous experience in disaster recovery preferred 
• Previous experience in home construction and or major home repair/renovation strongly preferred. 
• Must have a valid CA DL/ proof of insurance and a daily use vehicle
• Must have a clean driving record
• Must be able to do site visits reguarly to meet with survivors and other contractors
• Proficient with Microsft Office Suite required

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are generally 9:00AM to 5:00PM Monday-Friday